Finn Thomsen

Finn Thomsen

Born	(1955-02-16) 16 February 1955 (age 70) Arhus, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Career history
Denmark
1973-1974	Piraterne Århus
Great Britain
1974-1977	Wolverhampton Wolves
1978-1983	Hackney Hawks
1984	Poole Pirates
1986	Swindon Robins
Individual honours
1973	Danish Under-21 Champion
1976, 1977	Danish Final
1980	London Riders' Champion
1977	Manpower Trophy
1983	Vic Harding Memorial Trophy
Team honours
1978, 1981, 1983	World Team Cup Winner

Competition record
Representing   Denmark
Speedway World Team Cup
	1978
	1981
	1983
	1979
Speedway World Pairs Championship
	1976
	1978
Intercontinental Championship
	1979

Finn Thomsen (born 16 February 1955 in Arhus, Denmark) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. He earned 30 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. ^[1]

Career

Thomsen was a Speedway World Team Cup winner with the Denmark national speedway team in 1978, 1981 and 1983.

Thomsen first rode in the United Kingdom with the Wolverhampton Wolves during the 1974 British League season ^{[2] [3]} where he spent four years steadily improving his average. ^[4]

In 1978, he was signed by Len Silver for the Hackney Hawks in a swap deal with Dave Morton, later becoming team captain in 1980. When Hackney closed at the end of the 1983 season, he moved to Poole Pirates for the 1984 season and rode for Swindon Robins in 1986. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

World Final Appearances

Individual World Championship

• 1977 - Gothenburg, Ullevi - 5th - 10pts
• 1979 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 10th - 6pts
• 1980 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 10th - 7pts ^[7]

World Pairs Championship

• 1976 - Eskilstuna, Eskilstuna Motorstadion (with Ole Olsen) - 2nd - 24pts (8)
• 1978 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium (with Ole Olsen) - 3rd - 21pts (5)

World Team Cup

• 1978 - Landshut, Stadion Ellermühle (with Ole Olsen / Mike Lohmann / Hans Nielsen) - Winner - 37pts (7)
• 1979 - London, White City Stadium (with Ole Olsen / Hans Nielsen / Mike Lohmann / Bo Petersen) - 2nd - 31pts (4)
• 1981 - Olching, Olching Speedwaybahn (with Ole Olsen / Hans Nielsen / Erik Gundersen / Tommy Knudsen) - Winner - 36pts (1)
• 1983 - Vojens, Speedway Center (with Ole Olsen / Hans Nielsen / Erik Gundersen / Peter Ravn) - Winner - 35pts (0)

References

1. "Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Black's back in the Lions team" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 8 April 1974. Retrieved 31 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. ISBN   0-7524-2737-7
4. "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
5. Bamford/Shailes, Robert/Glynn (2007). The Story of Oxford Speedway. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 134–135. ISBN   978-0-7524-4161-0.
6. "Finn flies in for his debut" . Western Daily Press. 15 May 1986. Retrieved 31 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2402-5